Ferry passengers between Ireland and Britain will need a valid passport from the end of next month.

Susan Burt (75) told the Circuit Civil Court she feared she was going to die when Irish Ferries vessel MV Epsilon had been tossed around in Storm Imogen almost 10 years ago

Retired journalist Susan Burt (75) said she felt she was not going to survive during 'a harrowing and awful experience' on Irish Ferries

After more than six weeks of delays and disruption, the WB Yeats Irish Ferries ship arrived in Dublin Port from Holyhead this morning

Ferry services at Holyhead have been suspended since early December

At the peak of the storm, as many as 400,000 customers were without power